The Minority in Parliament has blamed the Mahama-led NDC government for what it terms a troubling decline in the 2025 WASSCE results, accusing the administration of reversing progress made under the Akufo-Addo era.
In a statement dated Wednesday, December 3, and signed by the Ranking Member on the Education Committee, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Caucus said the latest data released by WAEC shows “a clear retrogression” in the performance of candidates across the four core subjects.
According to the Minority, the 2025 results show:
- English Language: 69%
- Mathematics: 48.73%
- Integrated Science: 57.74%
- Social Studies: 55.82%
These figures mark a significant drop from the 2024 outcomes of 69.52%, 66.86%, 58.77%, and 71.53% respectively.
The Caucus described the steep fall in Mathematics — which had consistently improved from 61.39% in 2022 to 66.86% in 2024 — as “unfortunate, unacceptable, and deserving of urgent investigation.”
It argued that between 2017 and 2024, the NPP administration rolled out “pragmatic policies and quality interventions” that substantially improved learning outcomes. It contrasted this with the 2016 performance under the previous NDC government — English (51.6%), Integrated Science (48.35%), Mathematics (33.12%), and Social Studies (54.55%) — insisting that the NPP handed over a far stronger system.
“The NDC should have maintained or improved the gains. Instead, they are retrogressively resetting education in the country,” the statement said, adding that government must take responsibility for the sector’s decline.
The Minority also criticised the Ghana Education Service (GES) for its December 1 explanation that the results reflected students’ natural abilities and stricter invigilation, calling the response “embarrassing and troubling.”
According to the Caucus, GES should have awaited Chief Examiners’ reports before commenting and questioned why the Service focused primarily on invigilation instead of broader determinants of performance.
It warned that overly strict supervision could induce fear and adversely affect candidates’ performance.
“Invigilation is important for exam integrity, but it must not terrify students. Learning outcomes cannot be determined by supervision alone,” the Minority noted.
The statement concluded that the drop — particularly in Mathematics — is “discouraging and unacceptable,” urging the Ministry of Education and the GES to take urgent corrective measures, strengthen monitoring systems, and stop “engaging in blame games.”
